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Easy Rider (1969)

Directed by Dennis Hopper · 96 min · Adventure, Drama

72.7 TOPICAL score · #641 of 6,776 films

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Wyatt and Billy, two Harley-riding hippies, complete a drug deal in Southern California and decide to travel cross-country in search of spiritual truth.

Easy Rider (1969, directed by Dennis Hopper) has a TOPICAL score of 72.7 - ranked 641 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and cast, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 0 awards from 2 nominations. Critics: 84% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 85. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (2,243 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 53 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.

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Critics76
Audience67
Awards73
Historical impact98
Lasting engagement71
Cast90
Legacy & cult status21

Starring: Peter Fonda (actor #583), Dennis Hopper (actor #276), Jack Nicholson (actor #4), Antonio Mendoza

“The success of Easy Rider helped spark the New Hollywood era of filmmaking during the early 1970s.”

Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10

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